Articles by Alexandra Jones
Oct. 3, 2015
14-year-old boy charged with 15 accounts of robbery near Drexel University
The Philadelphia Police have taken a 14-year-old boy into custody, charging him with 15 armed robberies that happened off Drexel University’s campus. The suspect’s name…

Sep. 24, 2015
Triangle Talks with Paula Marantz Cohen
Paula Marantz Cohen has been a professor of English at Drexel for 32 years. She was appointed the Dean of the Pennoni Honors College at…

Aug. 7, 2015
Flowers’ set gets desired effect at Electric Factory
If you can determine anything from screams of excited fan girls, it’s that Brandon Flowers has panty-twisting charisma. Constructing a solo career for himself after…

Aug. 6, 2015
Mayor Nutter speaks on leadership at LeBow
Mayor of Philadelphia, Michael A. Nutter arrived July 29 at Gerri C. Lebow Hall to speak on leadership. More than 200 students, alumni and local…

Jul. 10, 2015
University’s smaller freshman class leads to administrative layoffs
Drexel University cut the jobs of about 36 administrative employees as a result of this upcoming fall’s smaller incoming freshman class. Drexel officials said that…

Jun. 25, 2015
Study shows how differing models’ sizes impact different consumers
After observing noted American companies H&M and Dove’s successful use of plus-size women models in their advertising campaigns, Hoori Rafieian, a doctoral business administration student…

Jun. 4, 2015
Quality over quantity: Drexel sees impact of new admissions strategy
Drexel University has made some major changes in their recruitment and admissions strategies this past year in an effort to increase student retention and graduation…

May. 29, 2015
Philly preparations underway for Pope’s September visit
The city of Philadelphia has begun preparations for Pope Francis’ two-day visit in fall 2015. The World Meeting of the Families is the organization in…

May. 14, 2015
House appropriation committee cuts Amtrak funding in wake of tragedy
The U.S. House of Representatives voted May 13 to cut rather than expand Amtrak’s budget not even 24 hours after a massive Amtrak derailment accident…

May. 13, 2015
Amtrak train derailment kills 8, injures over 140 passengers
The seven cars and locomotive comprising Amtrak Northeast Regional Train 188 derailed at a turn on the tracks and rolled onto its side at approximately 9…
